Institutionalizing evidence-based STEM reform through faculty professional development and support structures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Even though student-centered instruction leads to positive student outcomes, direct instruction methods are still prevalent. Multiple barriers prevent faculty from further adopting evidence-based student-centered practices and holistic approaches to faculty support are necessary to promote faculty change. The Collaborative for Institutionalizing Scientific Learning (CISL) is an HHMI-funded program to reform undergraduate science and mathematics education at a large Hispanic-Serving public research university. The program has established a Faculty Scholar support model to impact the number of science and mathematics faculty using evidence-based practices in their classrooms. Through this program, Scholars are selected to undertake a transformation of a course of their cho

SUBMITTER: Biswas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9098573 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature